{"product_id":"roi-de-l-herbe","title":"Roi De L’Herbe","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from last year's acclaimed \u003cem\u003eR.O.I.\u003c\/em\u003e album, Manchester’s favourite sons \u003cstrong\u003eAerial Salad\u003c\/strong\u003e return to the fray with a brand new 5-track EP titled \u003cem\u003eRoi de l’herb\u003c\/em\u003e via Venn Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving released their \u003cem\u003eDirt Mall\u003c\/em\u003e album during lockdown, which was a pretty grim time to put an album out, the release still eventually opened up some exciting doors for the band and captured \u003cstrong\u003eAerial Salad\u003c\/strong\u003e at their most \u003cstrong\u003eAerial Salad\u003c\/strong\u003e; loud, brash, silly, and emotive. This led swiftly to 2024’s \u003cem\u003eR.O.I.\u003c\/em\u003e album that marked a real evolution in the band’s sound and songwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eR.O.I.\u003c\/em\u003e is a concept album but rather than being about a band, it’s from the perspective of an individual pushed to the brink of insanity by the ever-present quest for commercial success,” explains singer and guitarist Jamie Munro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“The EP is called \u003cem\u003eRoi de l’herb\u003c\/em\u003e because of the track ‘King Of The Grass’: ‘We tour and play a lot in France, we’ve played most of our ‘best’ gigs in France, so out of curiosity I wanted to see if the title would translate well, naturally, when the translation contained both ‘ROI’ and l’herb’ - I thought, fuck it, that’s about as spot on a title for this EP as we can possibly muster.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘King of The Grass’ is about the band’s bassist Mike Wimbo who works for Rochdale council on the greens team, which means he spends his life in the pouring rain chopping down overgrown hedges and mowing lawns. Elsewhere on the EP, ‘Inject Your Blood’ is another romantic love song inspired by the TV series ‘True Blood’ (“I’d inject your blood, into mine just to feel you close”), ‘Wires’ rages against the world of AI and GPT, whilst the EP’s opening track ‘My Girl’ is a chaotic, high energy catchy punk song, nothing profound, nothing complicated. It’s a punk song as god intended, a few chords and a load of shouting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“The EP is like the teaser for what’s next,” summarises Jamie. “The overall hook for this EP is one of hope, that by sticking to what you believe in you can do anything.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Venn Records","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Clear with Neon Green Splatter","offer_id":51817443721547,"sku":"R9422-3243","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AerialSalad-RoiDeL_HerbeArtwork_be0f123f-3a09-4f03-9385-408feaf09370.jpg?v=1752256612","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/roi-de-l-herbe","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}